Steering and running gear for vehicles.



E. G. SGHLEIGH ER. STEERING AND RUNNING GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED OGT.14, 1913.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED 00114, 1913.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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APPLICATION-FILED OCT. 14, 1913.

Patented Jan. 19,1915.

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STEERENG AND RUNNING GEAR FOR VEHICLES. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 3915.

Application filed fictober 14, 1913. Serial No. 795,062.

{To aZZ whom it may concern V Be it known that l, EDWARD G. ScrumcnEii, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and Sta to of Connecticut, have invented new and useful improvements in Steering and Runs in Gear for Vehicles, of which the followis a specification. This invention relates to a steering and running gear for vehicles which is essentially adapted for motor trucks and automobiles.

The steering M from both ends or the vehicle by- I equipped controlled two open w ith two ce'lces can be etors. The vehicle 1 hand wheels at one. end,- so that man controls operates the two hand wh els (2719 631 3. The vehicle equipped with iour iorizontaliy movable frames,

which carry eight driving wheels for contact The movable frames are with the ground.

s so that when connected to the steering pos the posts are lated to steer rection. in 2 L15 CliC8 the wheels can be steered any an in turning corners, without danger of skidding and upsetting the vo 'cle. The forward and rear wheels can also be turned at right angles to the body or frame and the vehicle thus steered from any portion of the street with the sides of the body overhanging the curb. By means of the forward and rear control the vehicle can be practically steered within its own length.

The novel features of the invention are more fully described in the following speci fication and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure i represents a side elevation of a car embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the same the frame having been rcmoved. is a similar view showing the wheels in a dii'l'erent position. Fig. 5 is a detail section taken along he line so a: 6 is a diagrammatic view of he steering wheels.

in these drawings the letter-o designates rame or body and 7) is an intermediate name or bolster. Between these frames are located a series of tubes provided with springs c for taking up the shock. Below the bolster are located a series of movable frames (Z each frame carrying a shaft or axle c. On each of these axles are loosely when one operated each frame is oscilthe vehicle in the desired d1-' mounted a pair of wheels f having toothed gear rings 9. Two motors 1 are mounted on inent with a hole located in the bolster. n-

tween the bolster and the gear are positioned a series of balls n to give easy rotation to the movable frame.

lvlounted on each end of the frame a is a sleeve 0. Each sleeve has at its upper end a hand wheel for actuating: the sleeve. .Each sleet e has loosely mounted therein a post 9 indicated in Fig. 5, each post carrying a hand wheel 0 at its upper end. The lower portion of the sleeves and the posts have fixed thereto pinions or wheels 8. These pinions are connected by means of chains or belts t and bevel gear connections to transverse transmission shafts u and lonugitudinal transmission shafts-o best seen in Fig. 3. The transverse shafts u have worm gears '10 for engagement with the said gears 70 carried by the movable frame.

It will be readily understood that when a pair of hand Wheels at one end of the vehicle are actuated it will oscillate all the movable frames in unison as indicated in Fig. 6, and the body of the vehicle will point straight ahead, while passing another auto or going close to the curb. In turning a curve or corner the rear wheel can he steered in a diverse direction relative to the front wheel as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6. This is accomplished by operating the hand wheel p in a reverse direction.

In heavy motor trucks the steering de vices can be operated from either end, or an operator may be stationed at each end and control the steering devices by means of the upper hand wheel. In this device there are four oscillating frames, two at each end, each frame carrying two drivenfwheels so that there are always eight wheels in contact with the ground thereby giving proper balance to the body of the car. The four front and rear wheels are opposite each other and if some of the wheels strike obstruction or riit in the road it will have no effect on the other wheels, and. the tree-- tionof the car. In this instance it is desirable to have a motongeared to each Wheel as shown or it may be possible to have 7 only the rear Wheels act as drivers fan indicator may be attached to the posts or hand Wheels so that the operator can see the position of each movable frame.

I claim:

1. a motor vehicle the combination with a frame, of pairs of horizontally movable frames connected to the forward and rear portion of the frame, an axle carried by each movable frame, a pair of Wheels mounted on each axle, Worm gear transmis sion shafts coupled to the forward and rear movable frames, and means connected to the shafts for actuating the frames toany angle from the forward or rear of the vehicle.

2. In motor vehicle the combination With a frame, of pairs of horizontally movable frames connected to the forward and rear portion of the frame, an axle carried by each movable frame, a pair of Wheels mounted on each axle, Worm gear and bevel transmission shafts for coupling the forward and rea nframes, and means connected to the shafts for operating the frames to any angle from either end of the vehicle.

:ln a' motor vehicle the combination with a frame, of pairs of horizontally movable frames mounted at the forward and rear portion of the frame, an axle carried "Jair of Wheels mounted on by each f1 mg posts located at the foreach axle, at

Ward and rea? portions of the frame, and

means connected to the posts for actuating the movable names in a motor vehicle the combination with a frame, of pairs of horizontally 1novable frames mounted at the forward and 40 rear portion of the frame, an axle carriedy each frame, a pair of Wheels mounted on each axle, a pair of steering posts located at the forward and rear portion of the frame,

and means connected to the posts for opcrating the movable frames.

in a motor vehicle the combination with a frame, of pairs of horizontally movable frames mounted at the forward and rear portions of the frame, an axle carried by each movable frame, a pair of wheels mounted on each axle, tWo motors mounted on each frame for driving the Wheels, :1 pair of steering posts located at the front and rear portions ofthe frame; 

